Match 19 of IPL 2023 on 14th April 2023 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Kolkata is going to be special in many ways. First, it is the only match scheduled for today so no one misses this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Fresh from the latest win against the defending champions, Gujarat Titans, the Knight Riders are eager to play with Sunrisers Hyderabad. KKR played their last game with Gujarat Titans and astonished the viewers with their victory.
KKR V/S Gujarat Titans Match Summary
The match was played on April 9 in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat. Gujarat Titans won the toss and decided to bat first but scored massive 204 runs Off only 4 wickets in 20 overs.
Chasing 204 runs was a huge task for KKR but they completed the task with much ease with the help of Rinku Singh who was also Player of the Match. He scored 48 runs off 21 deliveries and it includes 6 consecutive sixes. With this win, KKR is firmly placed in the third position on the points table. They have two out of three games so far. Today they will play their fourth game with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
The Sunrisers had a weak start as they lost their opening two games. But they tasted victory in the third game against Punjab Kings. The third game boosted their morale and now they look more confident to win any game.
SRH V/S Punjab Kings Match Summary
The match was played on April 9 in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The SRH team won the toss and decided to bowl. It proved a wise decision by SRH as they bowled out almost the entire Punjab Kings team in 20 overs. The Punjab Kings could score only 143 runs off 9 wickets. Shikhar Dhawan of Punjab Kings scored the highest 99 runs in 66 deliveries and was declared Player of the Match.
SRH had little difficulty in chasing 143 runs that soon overtook in 17.1 overs with 8 wickets in hand. For SRH, Rahul Tripathi scored the highest 74 runs off 48 deliveries and Mayank Markande took 4 wickets.
KKR Has An Upper Hand In Today’s Match
Today is the second home Cricket game for KKR. They played their first match in Eden Gardens against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on April 6 and won by 81 runs. RCB won the toss and decided to bowl but was smashed by KKR batsmen who scored a huge 204 runs off 7 wickets. RCB got bowled out in 17.4 overs at 123 runs.
The pitch at Eden Gardens is expected to remain favorable for batters. The team winning the toss should decide to bowl first so they have a set target to chase. All eyes will be set on the match to see whether KKR could repeat their victory in Eden Gardens.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
RK Singh, N Rana(C), AD Russell, SP Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk), Narayan Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, UT Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma, LH Ferguson
Bench: Mandeep Singh, Tim Southee, AS Roy, VR Iyer, D Wiese, Vaibhav Arora, S Iyer, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, H Rana, K Khejroliya, JJ Roy
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Mayank Agarwal, RA Tripathi, HC Brook, AK Markram(C), Washington Sundar, M Jansen, H Klaasen(wk), Umran Malik, B Kumar, T Natarajan, M Markande
Bench: Abhishek Sharma, Glenn Phillips, AU Rashid, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Samad, UD Yadav, Vivrant Sharma, MJ Dagar, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, SB Vyas, Anmolpreet Singh, Sanvir Singh, AJ Hosein, Kartik Tyagi
Match Time: 07:30 PM IST
Toss Time: 07:00 PM IST
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Streaming Channels In India: Star Sports, Jio Cinema
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